Richland County Recycling Programs

Arcadia Lakes, Town of l City of Columbia, Sanitation Division l Forest Acres, City of
Fort Jackson l Irmo, Town of l Richland County l Richland County Landfill
Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites

Arcadia Lakes, Town of

Location and mailing address: 6626A Arcadia Woods Road, Columbia, SC 29206 
Phone:
(803) 782-2272
Fax:
(803) 787-3338
Email: arctwn@sc.rr.com 

CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles, jars and jugs, paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts)

City of Columbia, Sanitation Division 

Contact: Robert Anderson
Location and mailing address:
2910 Colonial Dr., Columbia, SC 29203 
Phone:
(803) 545-3800
Fax:
(803) 733-8648 

CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel, aerosol), plastic bottles, jars and jugs, glass (brown, green, clear), paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts), aluminum foil

ELECTRONICS (including old computers, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones etc..) from City of Columbia residents only can be recycled at the Public Works facility at 2910 Colonial Drive. Items can be dropped off between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Please call (803) 545-3780 for more information.

Unstaffed Drop-off Site 

Hours: 24 hours

SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles, jars and jugs, glass (brown, green, clear), paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, office paper, cardboard)

Compost for Sale 

Location: Humane Lane 
Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

DETAILS: Compost costs $25 per cubic yard.

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Forest Acres, City of 

Contact: Joey Paschal 
Location and mailing address:
5205 Trenholm Rd., Forest Acres, SC 29206 
Phone:
(803) 782-9475
Web site: www.forestacres.net

CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles, jars and jugs (#1-#7), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts)

Drop-off Site 

Hours: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m 

SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles, jars and jugs (#1-#7), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts)  

 

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Fort Jackson 

Contact: Richard Lucas
Location and mailing address:
6586 Lee Rd., Fort Jackson, SC 29207 
Phone:
(803) 751-4208 or (803) 751-1576

Unstaffed Drop-off Site 

Hours: 24 hours 

SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles, jars and jugs, glass (green, brown, clear), paper (cardboard, colored paper, magazines, newspaper and inserts, mixed office paper, telephone books), scrap metal  

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Irmo, Town of

Contact: Whitt Cline
Mailing Address:
PO Box 406, Irmo, SC 29063
Phone:
(803) 781-7050
Fax:
(803) 749-2743

CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum), plastic bottles, jars and jugs, paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts)

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Richland County

County Recycling Coordinator: Paul Alcantar
Location and mailing address:
400 Powell Rd., Columbia, SC 29203
Phone:
(803) 576-2400
Fax:
(803) 576-2499

CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel, aerosol), plastic bottles, jars and jugs, paper (corrugated cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts)

Staffed Drop-off Site 

HOURS:: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  

SITE COLLECTS: Paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts), glass bottles, jars and jugs, plastic bottles, jars and jugs, used oil, filters, tires (up to five - no rims), appliances, oil/gas mixtures, farmer oil (limit 55 gallons), lead-acid batteries and household electronics including old computers, monitors, fax machines and other home office equipment (televisions, radios and VCR’s are NOT included).

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Richland County Landfill  

Contact: Alan Huffstetler 
Location and mailing address:
1070 Caughman Rd. North, Columbia, SC 29203 
Phone:
(803) 576-2390

Staffed Drop-off Site 

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

SITE COLLECTS: Paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts), glass (brown, green, clear), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), used oil, filters, tires (up to five - no rims), white goods, oil/gas mixtures, farmer oil (up to 55 gallons) and household electronics including old computers, monitors, fax machines and other home office equipment (televisions, radios and VCR’s are NOT included).

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Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites

Ballentine/Irmo

Blythewood Fire Department

Columbia

Eastover

Gadsden 

Hopkins

Spring Valley

Upper Richland

NOTE: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept used oil filters.

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NOTE: The information on this page is provided by local governments and may not reflect recent changes.
For the most up-to-date information, please call the contact listed.

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For more information about recycling in South Carolina, please call 1-800-768-7348.

This Web page was last updated on April 9, 2008.